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News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is advising anglers that full fishing closures and hoot-owl restrictions will be in effect starting July 26 on portions of some rivers and creeks in western and southwestern Montana. Full fishing closures prohibit all fishing. Hoot-owl restrictions close all fishing daily from 2 p.m. to midnight. The restrictions will stay in effect until conditions improve. Full fishing closures in our area: Within a 100-yard radius of the mouth of Rattlesnake Creek on the Clark Fork River. Maximum daily water temperatures measured at the mouth of Rattlesnake Creek has exceeded 60 degrees Fahrenheit for thr...
RONAN — Six Ronan Middle School students have tossed their hats into the ring for this year’s “Paint the State” art competition with each creating artwork with anti-meth messaging that’s displayed in various locations in Ronan. RMS teacher Bill Becker recruited Anaka Ha...
News from Big Sky Public Relations on behalf of the Montana Department of Transportation RONAN — Excavation operations continue this week at the project’s north end, north of Baptiste Road. Traffic will be traveling on the southbound lanes, and drivers should anticipate traveling on a gravel...
News from Justin Franz, Montana Free Press FLATHEAD LAKE — Elected officials in northwest Montana are expressing frustration after the Bureau of Reclamation, which manages the many dams and reservoirs of the Columbia River Basin, rejected a plan to send water from the Hungry Horse Reservoir to rai...
MONTANA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials in northwest Montana are considering instituting “hoot owl” fishing restrictions for the first time on the Flathead River, as well as others, as warm weather and low streamflows threaten the region’s trout, particularly westslope ...
News from the Dept. of Labor and Industry HELENA — Montana reached its 20th consecutive month of unemployment below 3 percent in June, according to data compiled by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Montana Department of Labor & Industry. Since Governor Greg Gianforte was elected,...
RONAN — Ronan’s annual Crab Fest will return to the Lake County Fairgrounds on July 28 with presale tickets already quickly running out. Started by the Ronan Chamber of Commerce years ago, Crab Fest used to be a smaller endeavor held in the city park each year. In contrast, this year wil...
News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park officials, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, euthanized a food-conditioned, five-year-old female grizzly bear on Thursday, July 20. This action was taken after the bear received multiple food rewards from u...
RONAN — The 2023 Lake County Fair is well underway this week at the fairgrounds in Ronan and will continue through Saturday, July 29. This year’s festivities started off the morning of Saturday, July 22, with the Horse Show and SW Youth Rodeo. The rodeo lets youngsters show their skills ...
News from the Polson Chamber of Commerce POLSON — The Flathead Cherry Festival is all about our delicious locally grown cherries! The annual event is held the last weekend in July when cherries are at their peak ripeness. This year’s event in downtown Polson is planned for Saturday...
